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But the word of the Gospel is not as the word of an earthly prince.
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Adam was placed in Paradise in perfect estate, and in the company of God's angels; God walked and did talk with him. He heard the voice, and beheld the presence of God.
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But the law of God came from heaven indeed. God wrote it with his finger, it is the fountain of all wisdom, and therefore shall it continue forever, and never have an end.
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As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.
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The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.
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Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.
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In old time we had treen chalices and golden priests, but now we have treen priests and golden chalices.
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The word of God is that unto our souls, which our soul is unto our body.
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The word of God is full of sad and grave counsel, full of the knowledge of God, of examples of virtues, and of correction of vices, of the end of this life, and of the life to come.
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Human knowledge is dark and uncertain; philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.
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Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Wyndham Lewis
John Jewel
Born:
May 24, 1522
Died:
September 23, 1571
(aged 49)
Bio:
John Jewel of Devon, England was Bishop of Salisbury.
Known for:
The Apology of the Church of England
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